Indianiazed Cheesecake/Shrikhand Cheesecake

Something hit me to have thought of this crazy idea. Post gudi padwa my fridge was flooded with chakka(hung curd). It is used to make shrikhand. When I started on the activity, DH thought I have lost it..he said, in the mission to do things differently you ladies are killing the essence of good traditional recipes. Rude!

I made just 2 small pieces, for my kid who is thankfully more adventurous for the 50% genes he has inherited.

Please dont think of this as a passing recipe to be tried on a day you feel experimental. This is super recipe and I promise you wont regret making it.

Ingredients (for 2 personal cakes)

1 cup Shankarpali/ Glucose biscuits

1 cup ripe papaya

1 cup Hung Curd

1 tspn milk

2 tbsp powdered sugar

1 tbsp granulated sugar

a pinch of Saffron threads

a pinch of Nutmeg powder

a pinch of Cardamon powder

Method

1) In a bowl, mix the hung curd, powdered sugar, saffron soaked in milk, nutmeg and cardamon powder.Mix well and refrigerate (You made shrikhand here)

2)Grind the papaya and sugar to make a puree.

3) In the same mixie bowl, crush the glucose biscuits or shankarpali to make a fine crush

4) Place a wax paper/ parchment paper in a dish.

5) Place your moulds on it

6) Press the crust(biscuit crush) with the help of a spoon.

7) Next spoon the curd mixture up to the brim almost(leave little space).

8)Finally add the papaya puree.

9) Let it set for 20-30 min in the refrigerator.

Serve and enjoy

24 comments:

Wow Pradnya, believe me I take your word..just after my own experiment I can know for sure there are so many wonderful things one is yet to try..who says one should eat certain things only that way!..:)..very nice and bright cheesecake..

This version looks colorful and yummy.Your husband sounds like mine. My husband says that I (in fact all food bloggers according to him) have gone crazy in the name of blogging when I try to experiment. :)

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